Cloud Security Engineer - Azure Defender/Prisma Cloud/Cortex Cloud at PNC
Denver, CO
$91,000–$185,900from the description
Jul 27, 2026
Denver, CO
Jul 28, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A cloud security engineering role at a large bank, focused on managing CNAPP (Cloud-Native Application Protection Platform) tooling — primarily Cortex Cloud by Palo Alto — across Azure and AWS environments. The engineer owns vendor relationships with Azure, AWS, and Palo Alto Networks, drives risk control attestation (RCSA), and builds Power BI dashboards that surface cloud configuration violations to internal stakeholders. The role suits someone comfortable bridging technical security controls with cross-functional relationship management.
Senior level · 5+ years · Pittsburgh, PA · Full-time
Posted 2 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 15 people in the Pittsburgh, PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (information security analysts). range 4–20
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
What the occupation pays Median $105,909 (middle half $83,067–$132,910). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The role is posted across five metro locations (Pittsburgh PA, Cleveland OH, Birmingham AL, Dallas TX, Denver CO); Pittsburgh is listed first and used as the primary CBSA here.
The alt SOC (15-1252 Software Developers) reflects the Power BI dashboard development pillar of the role; however, the dominant work — CNAPP management, vendor relationship ownership, and RCSA control attestation — is security analysis, so 15-1212 is the primary classification.
Palo Alto Cortex Cloud is the specific CNAPP product named in the posting; 'CNAPP' is also captured as a separate required skill because the posting explicitly requires high-level understanding of CNAPPs broadly, not just Cortex.
'Information Security', 'Network Security', and 'Risk Assessments' appear under the 'Preferred Skills' heading in the posting and are therefore marked as preferred rather than required.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelors' but explicitly allows 'a comparable combination of education, job specific certification(s), and experience' in lieu of a degree, so the degree requirement is set to None.
No specific certifications are required per the posting ('No Required Certification(s)').
The role is explicitly in-office; PNC states it will not provide visa sponsorship or STEM OPT.
Ignored 1 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): Palo Alto Cortex Cloud.
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